Harvey Keitel

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

204

Gender

Male

Birthday

1939-05-13 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Harvey Keitel

Biography

Harvey Keitel (born May 13, 1939) is an American actor known for his portrayal of morally ambiguous and "tough guy" characters. He rose to prominence during the New Hollywood movement, and has held a long-running association with director Martin Scorsese, starring in six of his films: Who's That Knocking at My Door (1967), Mean Streets (1973), Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974), Taxi Driver (1976), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), and The Irishman (2019). Keitel received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination for his portrayal of Mickey Cohen in Bugsy (1991). He won the AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for The Piano (1993). Other films include Blue Collar (1978), Thelma & Louise (1991), Reservoir Dogs (1992), Bad Lieutenant (1992), Pulp Fiction (1994), From Dusk till Dawn (1996), Holy Smoke! (1998), Cop Land (1997), and Youth (2015). He has acted in the Wes Anderson films Moonrise Kingdom (2012), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), and Isle of Dogs (2018). He played FBI Agent Peter Sadusky in both National Treasure (2004), and National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2006) and reprised his role in the Disney+ series National Treasure: Edge of History (2022). From 1995 to 2017, he was a co-president of the Actors Studio, alongside Al Pacino and Ellen Burstyn.

Known For

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The View

    The View

  • Hogan's Heroes

    Hogan's Heroes

  • Inglourious Basterds

    Inglourious Basterds

  • Amazing Stories

    Amazing Stories

  • Pulp Fiction

    Pulp Fiction

  • The F.B.I.

    The F.B.I.

  • Taxi Driver

    Taxi Driver

  • Kojak

    Kojak

  • V Graham Norton

    V Graham Norton

  • American Playhouse

    American Playhouse

  • The Grand Budapest Hotel

    The Grand Budapest Hotel

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Reservoir Dogs

    Reservoir Dogs

  • Arthur and the Invisibles

    Arthur and the Invisibles

  • Milarepa

    Milarepa

  • Thelma & Louise

    Thelma & Louise

  • From Dusk Till Dawn

    From Dusk Till Dawn

  • Isle of Dogs

    Isle of Dogs

  • Bad Lieutenant

    Bad Lieutenant

  • National Treasure

    National Treasure

  • Get Shorty

    Get Shorty

  • Life on Mars

    Life on Mars

  • Little Nicky

    Little Nicky

  • The Bridge of San Luis Rey

    The Bridge of San Luis Rey

  • The Irishman

    The Irishman

  • National Treasure: Edge of History

    National Treasure: Edge of History

  • The Tattooist of Auschwitz

    The Tattooist of Auschwitz

  • The Baker

    The Baker

  • First We Take Brooklyn

    First We Take Brooklyn

  • Bugsy

    Bugsy

  • National Treasure: Book of Secrets

    National Treasure: Book of Secrets

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • 100 Years of Warner Bros.

    100 Years of Warner Bros.

  • Reflections in a Golden Eye

    Reflections in a Golden Eye

  • Bad Timing

    Bad Timing

  • The Congress

    The Congress

  • Gandhi of the Month

    Gandhi of the Month

  • The Piano

    The Piano

  • The Last Man

    The Last Man

  • Moonrise Kingdom

    Moonrise Kingdom

  • Falling in Love

    Falling in Love

  • Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

    Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

  • A Farewell to Fools

    A Farewell to Fools

  • U-571

    U-571

  • A Crime

    A Crime

  • Little Fockers

    Little Fockers

  • Fatal Honeymoon

    Fatal Honeymoon

  • Full Tilt Boogie

    Full Tilt Boogie

  • Mike

    Mike

  • The Border

    The Border

  • Imagining America

    Imagining America

  • Two Evil Eyes

    Two Evil Eyes

  • Fatima

    Fatima

  • The Comedian

    The Comedian

  • Paradox Effect

    Paradox Effect

  • Monkey Trouble

    Monkey Trouble

  • Drums of Fire

    Drums of Fire

  • Blood on the Crown

    Blood on the Crown

  • Puerto Vallarta Squeeze

    Puerto Vallarta Squeeze

  • The Men's Club

    The Men's Club

  • Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

    Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

  • Wrong Turn at Tahoe

    Wrong Turn at Tahoe

  • 11 Colours of the Bird

    11 Colours of the Bird

  • Holy Smoke

    Holy Smoke

  • The Last Temptation of Christ

    The Last Temptation of Christ

  • Sister Act

    Sister Act

  • The Inquiry

    The Inquiry

  • Mother, Jugs & Speed

    Mother, Jugs & Speed

  • Rising Sun

    Rising Sun

  • Joe Baby

    Joe Baby

  • The Two Jakes

    The Two Jakes

  • The Ridiculous 6

    The Ridiculous 6

  • Presence of Mind

    Presence of Mind

  • Point of No Return

    Point of No Return

  • The Last Godfather

    The Last Godfather

  • Shadows in the Sun

    Shadows in the Sun

  • Saturn 3

    Saturn 3

  • Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds

    Duelling Directors: Ridley Scott & Kevin Reynolds

  • Spread

    Spread

  • Mortal Thoughts

    Mortal Thoughts

  • The January Man

    The January Man

  • The Pick-up Artist

    The Pick-up Artist

  • Chosen

    Chosen

  • Laws of Man

    Laws of Man

  • Dangerous Game

    Dangerous Game

  • Be Cool

    Be Cool

  • Smoke

    Smoke

  • Brewster McCloud

    Brewster McCloud

  • Ulysses' Gaze

    Ulysses' Gaze

  • Fate

    Fate

  • The Painted Bird

    The Painted Bird

  • Pueblo

    Pueblo

  • The Ten Commandments of Creativity

    The Ten Commandments of Creativity

  • Three Seasons

    Three Seasons

  • Hard Matter

    Hard Matter

  • The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money

    The Fine Art of Separating People from Their Money

  • Viper

    Viper

  • The Ministers

    The Ministers

  • Cop Land

    Cop Land

  • Youth

    Youth

  • Madame

    Madame

  • Esau

    Esau

  • The Young Americans

    The Young Americans

  • Red Dragon

    Red Dragon

  • Clockers

    Clockers

  • One Last Dance

    One Last Dance

  • Lies We Tell

    Lies We Tell

  • Death Watch

    Death Watch

  • La bella Otero

    La bella Otero

  • Mean Streets

    Mean Streets

  • The Grey Zone

    The Grey Zone

  • Nowhere

    Nowhere

  • Taking Sides

    Taking Sides

  • FairyTale: A True Story

    FairyTale: A True Story

  • The Path to 9/11

    The Path to 9/11

  • Head Above Water

    Head Above Water

  • Finding Graceland

    Finding Graceland

  • The Night of Varennes

    The Night of Varennes

  • Theirs

    Theirs

  • That's the Way of the World

    That's the Way of the World

  • Wise Guys

    Wise Guys

  • Hellfire

    Hellfire

  • Blue Collar

    Blue Collar

  • Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty

    Abel Ferrara: Not Guilty

  • The Galíndez File

    The Galíndez File

  • Crime Spree

    Crime Spree

  • Prince of Central Park

    Prince of Central Park

  • Martin Scorsese Directs

    Martin Scorsese Directs

  • A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'

    A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'

  • Rio, I Love You

    Rio, I Love You

  • Blindside

    Blindside

  • Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder

    Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood's Boy Wonder

  • Nailed

    Nailed

  • The Wrecker

    The Wrecker

  • Virginia Hill

    Virginia Hill

  • Dreaming of Julia

    Dreaming of Julia

  • The Duellists

    The Duellists

  • Dream One

    Dream One

  • Blue in the Face

    Blue in the Face

  • Making 'Taxi Driver'

    Making 'Taxi Driver'

  • Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs

    Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs

  • The Outsider

    The Outsider

  • Copkiller

    Copkiller

  • Martin Scorsese, l'Italo-Américain

    Martin Scorsese, l'Italo-Américain

  • Lansky

    Lansky

  • Shadrach

    Shadrach

  • Lulu on the Bridge

    Lulu on the Bridge

  • A Beginner's Guide to Endings

    A Beginner's Guide to Endings

  • By the Gun

    By the Gun

  • Who's That Knocking at My Door

    Who's That Knocking at My Door

  • See You Soon

    See You Soon

  • Eagle's Wing

    Eagle's Wing

  • Hello Actors Studio

    Hello Actors Studio

  • Welcome to L.A.

    Welcome to L.A.

  • The Letter

    The Letter

  • Amazing Stories: The Movie IV

    Amazing Stories: The Movie IV

  • Baciami Strega

    Baciami Strega

  • Ginostra

    Ginostra

  • Garland Jeffreys: The King of in Between

    Garland Jeffreys: The King of in Between

  • A Memory of Two Mondays

    A Memory of Two Mondays

  • Exposed

    Exposed

  • Imaginary Crimes

    Imaginary Crimes

  • A Stone in the Mouth

    A Stone in the Mouth

  • This Year in Czernowitz

    This Year in Czernowitz

  • Scorsese's GoodFellas

    Scorsese's GoodFellas

  • Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

    Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

  • Dear Gorbachev

    Dear Gorbachev

  • Live Fast, Die Laughing

    Live Fast, Die Laughing

  • Somebody to Love

    Somebody to Love

  • Fingers

    Fingers

  • Street Scenes 1970

    Street Scenes 1970

  • City of Industry

    City of Industry

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • Fingers: A Conversation About Independent Film

    Fingers: A Conversation About Independent Film

  • Who Killed the Idea?

    Who Killed the Idea?

  • Beeper

    Beeper

  • Inside 'The Piano'

    Inside 'The Piano'

  • My Sexiest Year

    My Sexiest Year

  • Gunslinger's Revenge

    Gunslinger's Revenge

  • Off Beat

    Off Beat

  • Vanessa in the Garden

    Vanessa in the Garden

  • Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson

    Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson

  • The Stone Merchant

    The Stone Merchant

  • Chasing The Elephant

    Chasing The Elephant

  • The American Bride

    The American Bride

  • Down Where the Buffalo Go

    Down Where the Buffalo Go

  • Fail Safe

    Fail Safe

  • Behind the White Glasses

    Behind the White Glasses

  • Two Men in Town

    Two Men in Town

  • White Hunter

    White Hunter

  • Who Do You Think You're Fooling?

    Who Do You Think You're Fooling?

  • Outlaws

    Outlaws

  • Harvey Keitel - Between Hollywood and Independent Film

    Harvey Keitel - Between Hollywood and Independent Film

  • Paradise Inc.

    Paradise Inc.

  • This Ain't Bebop

    This Ain't Bebop

  • The John Garfield Story

    The John Garfield Story

  • Star Knight

    Star Knight

  • Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)

    Camorra (A Story of Streets, Women and Crime)

  • Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of the Christ

    Location Production Footage: The Last Temptation of the Christ